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De Witt, NE hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the De Witt city centroid, 1950 to present.

155hail events since 1950
104≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 1963-06-05
2024-04-22most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 1 1.00" (quarter)
2023 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 5 2.50" (tennis ball)
2021 0
2020 2 1.00" (quarter)
2019 0
2018 0
2017 8 2.00" (hen egg)
2016 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 4 2.50" (tennis ball)
2013 6 2.75" (baseball)
2012 0

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-03-14 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 6.7 mi
2024-05-24 Thunderstorm Wind 81 mph 6.1 mi
2024-04-22 Hail 1.00" 7.2 mi
2023-09-16 Hail 1.75" 7.5 mi
2023-08-11 Hail 1.00" 8.7 mi
2023-08-11 Hail 1.25" 9.8 mi
2023-08-11 Hail 1.00" 8.1 mi
2023-08-11 Hail 1.50" 0.7 mi
2023-07-29 Thunderstorm Wind 78 mph 8.7 mi
2023-07-29 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 7.5 mi

2025-03-14: “Public report on social media of a measured 66 mph wind gust.”

2024-05-24: “Straight-line winds that impacted the town of Wilbur just after 2 AM the morning of 5/24 resulted in shingles torn off of a roof and widespread tree damage in the town.”

2024-04-22: “The office received a delayed report from the public of hail up to 1 inch in diameter.”

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This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12